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HPA Healthcare pays Travel Float Nurses the most, averaging $3,729 per week, followed by GTT Healthcare Staffing Solutions ($3,700) and Nightingale Nurses ($3,491). For comparison, the Worcester, MA average for Travel Float Nurses is $2,218 per week — HPA Healthcare pays 68% more.

Only Tenet Massachusetts reports pay data for Float Nurses, averaging $63 per hour. Tenet Massachusetts also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $67. For comparison, the Worcester, MA average for Float Nurses is $32 per hour — Tenet Massachusetts pays 94% more.

Newton, Massachusetts pays Travel Float Nurses the most, averaging $2,685 per week, followed by Burlington, Massachusetts ($2,669) and Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ($2,669). Cambridge, Massachusetts has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,174. For comparison, the Worcester, MA average for Travel Float Nurses is $2,218 per week — Newton, Massachusetts pays 21% more.

Framingham, Massachusetts pays Float Nurses the most, averaging $64 per hour, followed by Lowell, Massachusetts ($46) and Belmont, Massachusetts ($46). Framingham, Massachusetts also has the highest ceiling, with max hourly pay reaching $73. For comparison, the Worcester, MA average for Float Nurses is $32 per hour — Framingham, Massachusetts pays 100% more.

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